Turkish Foreign Policy: International Relations, Legality and Global Reach

Dedication

Foreword (by A. Mete Tunçoku)

Preface (by Pinar Gözen Ercan)

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

1 Introduction

Nur Bilge Criss

PART I - Turkish Foreign Policy in Retrospect: a historical point of view

2 Turkey's Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period: the 1930s

Nur Bilge Criss

3 Turkish Parliamentary Debates on the American War in Vietnam (1964-71)

Esra Pakin Albayrakoglu

PART II - At the Crossroad: Bilateral and Regional Relations of Turkey

4 A Troubled Partnership in a Troubled World? Understanding the New Dynamics of Turkish-American Relations during the Obama Administration

Ayse Ömür Atmaca

5 The Evolution of Turkey-NATO Relations: From Collective Defense/Deterrence to Collective Security and Out-of-Area Cooperation

Müge Kinacioglu

6 Relations with the European Union (1990-2015): Conditionality at Work?

Funda Keskin Ata

7 Turkish Foreign Policy toward the Balkan Neighbourhood: A Europeanized Foreign Policy in a De-europeanised National Context?

Birgül Demirtas

8 Russia's 'Near Abroad' and Turkey's 'Regionalism/Zero Problem with the Neighbours' Policies since the 1990s: Diverging interests vs. Compelling Realities

Didem Ekinci

9 The Role of Energy Security in Turkish Foreign Policy: The Case of East Mediterranean Natural Gas Discoveries

Pinar Ipek

10 The roles Turkey played in the Middle East

Defne Günay

11 The African Turn in Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey and the North and Sub-Saharan Africa

Volkan Ipek

PART III - In between Politics and Law: Possibility of the 'Impossible'?

12 Maritime Relations of Turkey, the Peninsular Country: Surrounded by hostile or peaceful waters?

Yüksel Inan and Pinar Gözen Ercan

13 Aegean Disputes and the Territorial Sea Issue On Focus

Sule Günes

14 The Cyprus Question and the Myth of 'No Solution Is the Best Solution'

Pinar Gözen Ercan